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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,203,143 ratings — published 1954
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 973,171 ratings — published 2015
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Sworn to the Shadow God (Aspect and Anchor #2) Sworn to the Shadow God (Aspect and Anchor #2)
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avg rating 4.16 — 9,912 ratings — published 2020
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Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1) Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 115,612 ratings — published 2016
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Grip (Grip, #1) Grip (Grip, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 17,958 ratings — published 2017
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Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1) Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
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avg rating 3.79 — 125,088 ratings — published 2004
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The Sea King (Weathermages of Mystral, #2) The Sea King (Weathermages of Mystral, #2)
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avg rating 3.76 — 6,870 ratings — published 2017
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The Nix The Nix (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 88,355 ratings — published 2016
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If the Seas Catch Fire If the Seas Catch Fire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,307 ratings — published 2016
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,081,059 ratings — published 1992
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Still Water (The Boys of Bellamy, #1) Still Water (The Boys of Bellamy, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 620 ratings — published 2017
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Beneath the Burn Beneath the Burn (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 7,349 ratings — published 2013
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 65,387 ratings — published 2012
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,177,554 ratings — published 2007
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1) This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1)
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avg rating 4.53 — 18,694 ratings — published 2026
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,578,233 ratings — published 2020
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El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 27,039 ratings — published 2019
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The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13) The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13)
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avg rating 3.86 — 19,657 ratings — published 2005
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Boom Town Boom Town (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 3,642 ratings — published 2025
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Prey Prey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 187,759 ratings — published 2002
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Floodgates Floodgates (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,283 ratings — published 2014
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City of Gods and Monsters (House of Devils, #1) City of Gods and Monsters (House of Devils, #1)
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avg rating 3.77 — 80,856 ratings — published 2022
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 18,026 ratings — published 2021
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 233,696 ratings — published 1985
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Own Goal Own Goal (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.93 — 442 ratings — published 2023
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Malice By Design: An Authentic Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries Book 2) Malice By Design: An Authentic Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries Book 2)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,671 ratings — published 2023
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Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 950,556 ratings — published 2024
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West Cork West Cork (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 3.79 — 6,432 ratings — published 2018
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Uncontrollable (Undescribable, #3) Uncontrollable (Undescribable, #3)
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avg rating 4.38 — 2,484 ratings — published
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It It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,297,581 ratings — published 1986
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Christine Christine (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 267,415 ratings — published 1983
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Forever Always (Forever #1) Forever Always (Forever #1)
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avg rating 3.83 — 687 ratings — published
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The Fourth Girl (Haven Cliff, #1) The Fourth Girl (Haven Cliff, #1)
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avg rating 3.77 — 14,277 ratings — published 2025
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Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.89 — 19 ratings — published
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The Accident The Accident (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,344 ratings — published 2020
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The Mercenary and the Mortician (The Silent Hollow, #1) The Mercenary and the Mortician (The Silent Hollow, #1)
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avg rating 4.37 — 12,829 ratings — published
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By the Time You Read This (Raisa Susanto, #3) By the Time You Read This (Raisa Susanto, #3)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,243 ratings — published 2025
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Queen of Oak (The Celtic Rebels, #1) Queen of Oak (The Celtic Rebels, #1)
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avg rating 4.55 — 2,053 ratings — published 2021
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Huế  1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 8,483 ratings — published 2017
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Beneath a Buried House: A Kenny Elliot Mystery Beneath a Buried House: A Kenny Elliot Mystery (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published
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The Unhappy Medium (The Unhappy Medium, #1) The Unhappy Medium (The Unhappy Medium, #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,593 ratings — published 2014
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,209,978 ratings — published 1996
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The Usual Silence (Arles Shepherd, #1) The Usual Silence (Arles Shepherd, #1)
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avg rating 3.89 — 7,953 ratings — published 2024
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Grim Tidings (Aisling Grimlock, #1) Grim Tidings (Aisling Grimlock, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,628 ratings — published 2014
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The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2,243 ratings — published 1962
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The Inmate The Inmate (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,137,096 ratings — published 2022
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way Comes (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 156,916 ratings — published 1962
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The Things We Water The Things We Water (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 15,700 ratings — published 2025
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Mother of Death & Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts, #3) Mother of Death & Dawn (The War of Lost Hearts, #3)
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avg rating 4.34 — 92,727 ratings — published 2022
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Throne of Vengeance (Throne Duet, #2) Throne of Vengeance (Throne Duet, #2)
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avg rating 4.01 — 46,097 ratings — published 2021
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Madame de Sévigné
“I prose on with a facility that wearies you to death.”
Marie Rabutin-Chantal De Sevigne, The Letters of Madame De Sevigne to Her Daughter and Friends

“Ooh, I know! You took a course of action so circumlocutious that it would've been faster AND easier for all parties if you just killed yourself?”
Brian Clevinger, 8-Bit Theater

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